The patriot warrior: an historical sketch of the life of the duke of Wellington, by the author of 'Aids to development'. |
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... cavalry , and we drove into the river , or destroyed , every body that was in it , took an elephant , several camels , bullocks , horses innumerable , families , women and children , & c . " " I do not know whether Doondiah was with ...
... cavalry , and we drove into the river , or destroyed , every body that was in it , took an elephant , several camels , bullocks , horses innumerable , families , women and children , & c . " " I do not know whether Doondiah was with ...
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... cavalry ; the effective native British were not above 1500 , and he had only seventeen pieces of cannon . The village of Asseye was the spot chosen by Scindiah , and only so undaunted and mighty a general as Wellesley could have ...
... cavalry ; the effective native British were not above 1500 , and he had only seventeen pieces of cannon . The village of Asseye was the spot chosen by Scindiah , and only so undaunted and mighty a general as Wellesley could have ...
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... cavalry and artillery , and in which not more than half of the British army was actually engaged , he has sus- tained a signal defeat , and has lost 13 pieces of cannon , 23 ammunition waggons , with powder , shells , stores of all ...
... cavalry and artillery , and in which not more than half of the British army was actually engaged , he has sus- tained a signal defeat , and has lost 13 pieces of cannon , 23 ammunition waggons , with powder , shells , stores of all ...
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... cavalry and artillery , so thickly stowed that it was scarcely possible for a single man to pass them , and there was but one entrance . Two officers returning from the bridge , being desirous to find a shelter for their men , entered ...
... cavalry and artillery , so thickly stowed that it was scarcely possible for a single man to pass them , and there was but one entrance . Two officers returning from the bridge , being desirous to find a shelter for their men , entered ...
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... cavalry , and during the night the infantry were also to have gone on board . Just as Sir John Moore had given his last orders to that effect , a movement was seen in the French camp , and Soult came on with all his forces . Elvina was ...
... cavalry , and during the night the infantry were also to have gone on board . Just as Sir John Moore had given his last orders to that effect , a movement was seen in the French camp , and Soult came on with all his forces . Elvina was ...
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The Patriot Warrior, a Historical Sketch of the Life of the Duke of ... Mary Atkinson Maurice Sin vista previa disponible - 2009 |
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Pasajes populares
Página 272 - FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ...
Página 272 - Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death.
Página 272 - In the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased?
Página 271 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Página 275 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme ; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Página 272 - I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord : even so saith the Spirit ; for they rest from their labours.
Página 243 - My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
Página 271 - And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
Página 132 - You have sent me, among the trophies of your unrivalled fame, the staff of a French marshal ; and I send you, in return, that of England.
Página 242 - Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray-headed, until I have showed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.